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HOUSE  OF  REPESENTATIVES,  January  6,  186  1.— Read  first 
and  second^times,  laid  on  the  table,  and  ordered  to  be  printed. 

[By  Mr.  Funstkn.] 


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To  be  entitled  "  An  Act  to  provide  for  disabled  officers,  uou-commis- 
sioned  officers,  musicians,  privates  and  seamen. 

1  Sfxtion   1 .   The  Congress  of  the  Confederate  States  of  America  do 

2  enact.  That   all    officer;?,    non-commissioned   officers,    musicians, 

3  privates  and  seamen,  who  have  or  shall  become  disabled  by  wounds 

4  or  other  injuries  received,  or  disease  contracted  in  the  service 

5  of  the  Confederate  States  and  in  the  line  of  duty,  shall  be  retired 

6  or  discharged  from  their  respective  positions  as  hereinafter  pro- 

7  vided.     But  the  rank,  pay  and  emoluments  of  such  officers,  and 

8  the  pay  and  emoluments  of  such  non-commissioned  officers,  musi- 

9  cians,  privates  and  seamen,  shall  continue  to  the  evid  of  the  war, 
10  or  as  long  as  they  shall  contine  so  retired  or  discharged. 

1  Skc.  2.  That  all  person;?  claiming  the  benefits  of  this  act  shall 

2  present  themselves  for  examination  to  one  of  the  medicfil  examin- 

3  ing  boards  now  established  by  law.     Upon  the  certificate  of  such 

4  board  that  such  permanent  disability  exists,  such  persons  shall  be 

5  retired  or  discharged,  a?  aforesaid. 


1  Skc.  3.  That  ull  persons  retired  or  discharged,  as  aforesaid, 

2  shall,   periodically,   and  at  least  once  in   six  months,  present 

3  themselves  to  one  of  said  boards  for  further  examination,  the 

4  result  of  which  examiiration  shall  bo  reported  by  such  board  to 

5  the  Secretary  of  War.      And  if  any  such  person  shall  fail  so  to 

6  report  himself  to  such  board,  whenever  he  shall  be  required  so  to 

7  do,  he  shall  be  dropped  from  said  retired  or  discharged  list,  and 
a  become  liable  to  conscription  under  the  terms  of  the  law,  unless 
9  such  failure  shall  be  caused  by  physical  disability. 

1  Sec.  4.  That  the   Secretary  of  War  may  assign   such  officers, 

2  and  order  the  detail  of  such  non-commissioned  officers,  musicians, 

3  privates  and  seamen  for  such  duty  as  they  shall  be  qualified  to 

4  perform.     If   any    such    non-commissioned  officers,   musicians, 

5  privates  and  seamen,  shall  be  relieved  from  disability  they  shall 
C  be  restored  to  duty. 

1  Sec.  5.  That  the  Secretary  of  War  shall  make  all  needful  rules 

2  and  regulations  for  the  action  of  the  medical  boards,  as  aforesaid. 

1  Sec.  6.  That  vacancies  caused  by   the  retirement  of  officers 

2  under  this  act,  shall  be  filled  as  in  case  of  the  death  or  resigna- 

3  tion  of  such  officers. 

1  Skc.  7.  This  act  shnll  bo  in  force  from  its  passage. 


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